2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship
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Host countryMalawi
Dates2–11 December 2022
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Malawi |
| Dates | 2–11 December 2022 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zambia (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  South Africa |
| Third place |  Malawi |
| Fourth place |  Botswana |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 50 (3.85 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Siyabonga Mabena (9 goals) |
← 2021 2024 → | |
The 2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship was the 11th edition of the COSAFA U-17 Championship, a football tournament organized by the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) involving teams from Southern Africa for players aged 17 and below. Malawi was the host of tournament from 2–11 December 2022.[1][2]
Angola was the defending champion, by defeating Zambia 2–1 in the final on 7 December 2021.[3]
The following seven teams are contesting in the tournament.
| Teams | Appearance | Best Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 8 | Third place (2002) |
| Malawi | 10 | Champions (2001) |
 Mozambique | 5 | Runners-up (1994, 2019) |
 Namibia | 6 | Champions (2016) |
 Seychelles | 3 | Group stage (2016, 2018) |
| South Africa | 10 | Champions (1994, 2002, 2020) |
| Zambia | 10 | Champions (2017, 2019) |
Venue
All matches were played at these ground in Malawi.
| Lilongwe |   Lilongwe 2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship (Malawi) |
|---|---|
| Bingu National Stadium | |
| Capacity: 41,100 | |
Draw
The draw for the tournament was held on 4 November 2022 at Lilongwe, Malawi. The seven teams were divided into two groups; the top two teams from each group entered the Semi-finals.[4]
Group summary
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Group stages
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Botswana |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Namibia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
| Malawi | 2–2 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Njaka Raharimanantsoa (Madagascar)
| Malawi | 2–1 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Wilson Muianga (Mozambique)
| Namibia | 0–1 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Darrio Landry (Seychelles)
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 | |
| 3 | Mozambique |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Seychelles |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 1 |
Source: GSA
| Seychelles | 0–11 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Thokozani Dlamini (Eswatini)
| Zambia | 1–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
| Mozambique | 0–1 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Thembinkosi Dlamini (Eswatini)
| Zambia | 7–1 | Seychelles |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Eness Gumbo (Malawi)
| Seychelles | 0–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Samuel Nghipandulwa (Namibia)
| South Africa | 0–1 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Wilson Muianga (Mozambique)
Knockout stage
- In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 December – Bingu National | ||||||
| Zambia | 4 | |||||
| 11 December – Bingu National | ||||||
| Botswana | 2 | |||||
| Zambia | 1 | |||||
| 9 December – Bingu National | ||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||
| Malawi | 1 | |||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 11 December – Bingu National | ||||||
| Botswana | 2 | |||||
| Malawi | 5 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Zambia | 4–2 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
| Malawi | 1–5 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Wilson Muianga (Mozambique)
Third place match
| Botswana | 2–5 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Wilson Muianga (Mozambique)
Final
| Zambia | 1–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
